In the Canadian province of British Columbia, winter is meant to be embraced not merely endured. That’s why the only ones ...
Kihl ’Yahda Christian White has been carving since he was 12 and began making a living at it when he was 17. Only now, at 62, is he finally getting a career retrospective. “I’ve been included many, ...
In foaming whitewater at the base of a low waterfall on the Meziadin River in northwestern B.C., sockeye enact a ritual that has endured for millennia: with tails flailing, fish leap every few ...
Some of his work includes totem pole carving, canoe building ... where they are laid to rest with honour in their homeland of Haida Gwaii. White also worked with his apprentices to create bentwood ...
Though the Tŝilhqotʼin First Nation was granted partial title to its land in a 2014 Supreme Court ruling, and the Haida Nation earlier last year successfully negotiated with the federal government to ...
Haida Gwaii has been inhabited by the Haida First Nations for thousands of years. It is one of the most unique places in British Columbia to experience diverse plant and animal life along with ...
Most importantly, Haida Gwaii is the ancestral territory of the Haida First Nations. There are over 500 archaeological sites in the area. And totems and longhouses are waiting to be discovered. The ...